Ari's Poem Prop

On Mondays, Ari's teacher gives the class a poem to read (she writes it on the board and they copy it into their notebooks - there are virtually no photocopies or work books - the students either copy stuff off the board or it is dictated to them) and they have to create a prop (an art project of some sort - and not just a drawing) to go along with it and recite it to the class (from memory) on Friday. This is the "prop" Ari made. The poem was "Hug of War, not Tug of War." The prop is a little diorama inside a shoe box -- it was all Ari's idea and all his own work.